Career and Education Opportunities for Insurance Appraisers in Georgia

Georgia has a population of 9,829,211, which has grown by 20.07% over the past 10 years. Nicknamed the "Peach State," Georgia's capital and biggest city is Atlanta.

There are currently 590 working insurance appraisers in Georgia; this should grow by 22% to 720 working insurance appraisers in the state by 2016. This is better than the nation as a whole, where employment opportunities for insurance appraisers are expected to grow by about 0.5%. In general, insurance appraisers appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine cost of repair for insurance claim settlement and seek agreement with automotive repair shop on cost of repair.

A person working as an insurance appraiser can expect to earn about $26 per hour or $55,540 per year on average in Georgia and about $25 per hour or $53,440 yearly on average in the U.S. as a whole. Insurance appraisers earn more than people working in the category of Adjustment and Analysis generally in Georgia and less than people in the Adjustment and Analysis category nationally. People working as insurance appraisers can fill a number of jobs, such as: total loss specialist, outside physical damage appraiser, and field appraiser.

In 2008, there were a total of 5,571,666 jobs in Georgia. The average annual income was $34,849 in 2008, up from $34,612 in 2007. The unemployment rate in Georgia was 9.6% in 2009, which has grown by 3.3% since the previous year. About 24.3% of Georgia residents have college degrees, which is higher than the national average.

The top industries in Georgia include motor vehicle vehicle parts merchant wholesalers, automobile motor vehicle merchant wholesalers, and textile product mills. Notable tourist destinations include the Center for Puppetry Arts, the African World Museum & Center, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

CITIES WITH Insurance Appraiser OPPORTUNITIES IN Georgia

JOB DESCRIPTION: Insurance Appraiser

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In general, insurance appraisers appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine cost of repair for insurance claim settlement and seek agreement with automotive repair shop on cost of repair. They also prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations.

Every day, insurance appraisers are expected to be able to articulate ideas and problems. They need to listen to and understand others in meetings.

Similar jobs with educational opportunities in Georgia include:

Assessor. Appraise real and personal property to determine its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

Business Management Analyst. Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplifications and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

Coroner. Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.

Cost Analyst. Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

LOCATION INFORMATION: Georgia

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Georgia has a population of 9,829,211, which has grown by 20.07% over the past decade. Nicknamed the "Peach State," Georgia's capital and largest city is Atlanta. In 2008, there were a total of 5,571,666 jobs in Georgia. The average annual income was $34,849 in 2008, up from $34,612 the preceding year. The unemployment rate in Georgia was 9.6% in 2009, which has grown by 3.3% since the previous year. Roughly 24.3% of Georgia residents have college degrees, which is higher than the national average.

The top industries in Georgia include motor vehicle vehicle parts merchant wholesalers, automobile motor vehicle merchant wholesalers, and textile product mills. Notable tourist destinations include the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, and the Herndon Home Museum.